Posted by Bob on 11/28/05 22:36

On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:09:49 GMT, "Scott NOFX" <scott@saebuilders.com>
wrote:

>My _NEC DVD_RW ND-2510A does not recognize a blank dvd- r, it shows it as
>full and the icon when in "my computer" shows a cd player after disk is
>loaded. The drive will record and recognize cdr or cdrw but not dvdr. Plays
>dvd's fine.
>Cannot flash with updated firmware because it is not designed for Gateway
>product. Tried anyway but it would not locate drive to flash. Drive works
>fine with Nero and probably anyting other than "my computer". Must be a
>Windows XP thing?

I have trouble with My Computer icons too. Right click on the optical
drive icon. When it opens the dropdown menu, the drive is ready so now
you can open it in your application.

>Any Help?

The 2510 is old. Get an NEC 3540. Or wait for the new 3550 which does
not have Riplock, so I am told.


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